Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

On January 23, 1960, at a street intersection in the City of Philadelphia, a violent collision occurred between a trolley car, owned and operated by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (Company), and an automobile operated by Sylvia Waxier, in which Sylvia Brodie was a guest passenger.

Sylvia Waxier, alleging that the collision and resulting injury were due to the negligent operation of the trolley car, sued Company for damages, in which action her husband, Norman, was also named as a party plaintiff.

Sylvia Brodie and her husband, Maurice, instituted a similar…